Sanitary tray for personal objects

ABSTRACT

A sanitary tray for holding personal objects. The tray can be used by hotels, motels, cruise liners, sports and recreational clubs and in any facilities wherein guests may desire to temporarily store personal items. Personal items may take the form of personal grooming objects and/or other objects of intimate use that the user may want to store in a sanitary environment. The tray is fabricated from suitable plastic material and includes cavities specifically formed to contain items in an organized manner. One embodiment of the invention is provided with a lid whereby the tray can be optionally closed. The tray may be fabricated in different colors and sizes and can be embossed with the logo or name of the establishment that is providing the tray to the guests.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to containers. Morespecifically, the present invention is a tray used for storing personalitems in a sanitary manner.

2. Description of the Related Art

Whether traveling for business or pleasure—staying in an upscale resort,“A” deck on a cruise ship or in a budget motel—storing and organizingsmall personal items in an easily accessible, sanitary environmentalways presents a problem. Items such as toothbrushes, dentures,glasses, contact lens, rings, hearing aids, etc. should be stored in aplace that is easily accessible and relatively sanitary. Bedside tablesand bathroom counters in public venues do not meet both criteria. Thus asanitary tray for personal objects solving the aforementioned problemsis desired.

Whether supplied by the lodging industry as a courtesy for their guestsor purchased by an individual from a retail outlet, this invention wouldmake a convenient and more sanitary way for temporary storage of saidpersonal items while traveling.

There are multitudes of trays disclosed in the related art. Pertinentexamples of such trays are cited and identified in the accompanying IDS.However, none of the known, related art discloses a tray for holdingpersonal objects as will subsequently be described and claimed in theinstant invention.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is drawn to a sanitary tray for holding personalobjects. As contemplated the tray can be used by hotels, motels, cruiseliners, sports and recreational clubs and any facilities wherein guestsmay desire to temporarily store personal items. As noted above, suchpersonal item may take the form of personal grooming objects and/orother objects of intimate use that the user may want to store in asanitary environment. The tray is fabricated from suitable plasticmaterial and includes cavities specifically formed to contain items inan organized manner. One embodiment of the invention is provided with alid whereby the tray can be optionally closed. The tray may befabricated in different sizes, different colors and can be embossed withthe logo or name of the establishment that is providing the tray to theguests.

Accordingly, the invention presents a tray that is utilized to store andarrange small personal items in a sanitary and organized manner. Theinvention provides for improved elements thereof in an arrangement forthe purposes described that are inexpensive, dependable and fullyeffective in accomplishing their intended purposes.

A clear understanding of the present invention will become readilyapparent upon further review of the following specification anddrawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an environmental, perspective view of a first embodiment of asanitary tray for personal objects according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a first embodiment of a sanitary tray forpersonal objects according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of a second embodiment of a sanitary tray forpersonal objects according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial view showing the vent construction of a sanitarytray for personal objects according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial, sectional view showing the vent construction for acover of a sanitary tray for personal objects according to the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a cover for a sanitary tray for personalobjects according to the present invention.

Similar reference characters denote corresponding features consistentlythroughout the attached drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Attention is first directed to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 wherein a firstembodiment of the sanitary tray is generally indicated at 10. Tray 10comprises a bottom portion 12 having an array of cavities 14, 16, 18, 20and 22 therein. Cavities 14, 16, 18 are configured to contain personalobjects such as jewelry (other than rings) hearing aids, glasses,contact lens, pens, pencils and the like. Cavities 20 and 22 are bottomportion 12. Posts 26 are adapted to support and store rings thereon. Alid 30 is integrally hinged at 30 a to the rear edge of bottom portion12 to allow a user to close the tray if desired. Structure 32, 34 isrespectively provided on lid 30 and bottom portion 12 for latching thelid in a closed position. The top of the lid is embossed with a logo orthe like.

To economize, the tray can be fabricated without the lid as shown inFIG. 3. A ledge 12 a is provided for the display of a logo or the like.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to theembodiments described above, but encompasses any and all embodimentswithin the scope of the following claims.

1. A sanitary tray for personal objects, comprising: a bottom portion;plural cavities disposed in said bottom portion; an array of ventopenings disposed in one of said plural cavities; and a pair of circularposts extending upward from said bottom portion.
 2. The sanitary trayfor personal objects according to claim 1, further Including a lidhinged to said bottom portion.